US9522968B2 - High performance Ziegler-Natta catalyst systems, process for producing such MgCl2 based catalysts and use thereof - Google Patents

High performance Ziegler-Natta catalyst systems, process for producing such MgCl2 based catalysts and use thereof Download PDF

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US9522968B2 US14/082,595 US201314082595A US9522968B2 US 9522968 B2 US9522968 B2 US 9522968B2 US 201314082595 A US201314082595 A US 201314082595A US 9522968 B2 US9522968 B2 US 9522968B2
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  • Embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to an improved Ziegler-Natta catalyst.
  • embodiments herein relate to the use of such catalyst in the polymerization of olefins to polyolefins, and particularly to an improved method for making a Ziegler-Natta catalyst using diether compounds as internal donor.
  • Ziegler-Natta catalysts are generally composed of a catalyst support material and a transition metal component.
  • the transition metal component is typically a substituted Group 4-8 transition metal, with titanium, zirconium, chromium or vanadium being commonly used.
  • the transition metal is often provided as a metal halide, such as TiCl 4 .
  • Ziegler-Natta catalysts are used to effectively promote the high yield polymerization of olefins. In the polymerization of olefins, the catalyst is often used in combination with an organoaluminum cocatalyst.
  • a third component When used to catalyze polymerization of propylene, a third component has to be used in the catalyst.
  • the third component is an electron donor used to control the stereoregularity of the polymer. It can be either incorporated into the catalyst during its synthesis (an internal donor), or it can be added to the polymerization reactor during the polymerization reaction (an external donor). In most polymerizations, both an internal donor and an external donor may be used.
  • Various aromatic esters, diethers, succinates, alkoxysilanes and hindered amines are examples of compounds that have been used as internal donors.
  • MgCl 2 One well known support material used in Ziegler-Natta catalysts is MgCl 2 .
  • the MgCl 2 material is sometimes complexed with ethanol (EtOH).
  • EtOH ethanol
  • In preparing the catalyst typically most or all of the EtOH reacts with the transition metal halide, such as TiCl 4 .
  • Catalysts utilizing MgCl 2 -xEtOH supports are also described.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 4,829,034 to Iiskolan describes a Ziegler-Natta catalyst, and a method for making the catalyst, using a MgCl 2 -xEtOH support in which x is about 3.
  • the support material is first contacted with an internal donor, such as D-1-BP.
  • the support D-1-BP complex is then combined with TiCl 4 to form the catalyst.
  • the support is combined with a titanium halide, such as TiCl 4 , and an internal electron donor for 10 minutes to 10 hours at 120° C. to 135° C. in the presence of an aliphatic solvent.
  • a titanium halide such as TiCl 4
  • an internal electron donor for 10 minutes to 10 hours at 120° C. to 135° C.
  • esters like di-isobutyl-phthalate are preferred.
  • a second driver to develop new Ziegler-Natta catalysts is the need to provide non-phthalate catalyst versions that produce polymers with an identical or at least very similar performance profile as the currently broadly used phthalate containing Ziegler-Natta catalysts.
  • the molecular weight distribution is one of the most important properties of a polymer. By changing this parameter, the crystalline structure and the crystallization rate of a polymer is dramatically influenced, which has impact on the convertibility and usability of a certain polymer for a certain application. As an example, for extrusion applications like sheet, pipe, film, raffia, or thermoforming, a broader molecular weight distribution is advantageous, while for applications like fiber or injection molding a narrower molecular weight distribution would be advantageous. As used to processing polymers produced using phthalate based Ziegler-Natta catalysts, the converters insist in molecular weight distributions typically produced by such catalysts and expect that phthalate free Ziegler-Natta catalysts deliver a similar molecular weight distribution. Unfortunately, state of the art diether based catalysts deliver polymers where the molecular weight distribution is too narrow while succinate based catalysts deliver polymers where the molecular weight distribution is far too broad.
  • Embodiments disclosed herein provide non-phthalate Ziegler-Natty catalyst systems for the polymerization and copolymerization of olefins that overcome the above shortcomings in the prior art and provide Ziegler-Natta catalyst systems with a unique method of selecting and combining the three essential components of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst, the support, the transition metal component, and the internal donor, as described below.
  • the resulting Ziegler-Natta catalyst has unusually high activity, excellent hydrogen response and stereoselectivity while the molecular weight distribution is comparable to phthalate containing Ziegler-Natta catalysts.
  • Improved Ziegler-Natta catalyst may be formed according to embodiments herein using a spherical MgCl 2 -xROH support, where R is a linear, cyclic or branched hydrocarbon unit with 1-10 carbon atoms and where ROH is an alcohol or a mixture of at least two different alcohols, preferably where the ROH is ethanol or a mixture of ethanol and a higher alcohol with R being a linear, cyclic or branched hydrocarbon unit with 3-10 carbon atoms, preferably 4-10 carbon atoms; and where x has a range of about 1.5 to 6.0, preferably about 2.0 to 4.0, more preferably about 2.5 to 3.5 and even more preferably 2.95 to 3.35.
  • the catalyst includes a Group 4-8 transition metal, such as Ti, and a diether compound as internal donor.
  • the catalysts described herein have an improved activity performance in olefin polymerization reactions as well as good stereoregularity and hydrogen sensitivity while the molecular weight distribution is comparable to phthalate containing Ziegler-Natta catalysts.
  • Embodiments herein are also directed to methods of making the improved Ziegler-Natta catalyst.
  • the reaction product is heated to approximately 80° C. and contacted with the diether compound.
  • the resulting precatalyst is heated to about 105° C. and held at that temperature for a period of time, preferably about 1 to 3 hours.
  • the reaction mixture is filtered and washed with an organic solvent.
  • the solid catalyst is extracted with an organic solvent/TiCl 4 mixture at elevated temperature.
  • the catalyst is washed with a solvent, such as heptane, and vacuum dried.
  • the improved catalyst described herein can be used to produce polypropylene or other polymerized olefins.
  • the catalysts described herein exhibit an improved activity performance and hydrogen response, while producing polymers having good stereospecificity and morphology and a molecular weight distribution comparable to phthalate containing Ziegler-Natta catalysts.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram of an apparatus useful for preparing catalysts according to embodiments herein through the pre-catalyst stage.
  • the reactor vessel ( 10 ) includes a reaction chamber ( 12 ) and a jacket ( 14 ).
  • the jacket includes an inlet port ( 16 ) and an outlet port ( 18 ).
  • fluid at the desired temperature is pumped into the jacket through the inlet port, flows around the reaction chamber, and exits through the outlet port.
  • a motor ( 20 ) drives a stirrer ( 22 ) within the reaction chamber ( 12 ).
  • a refluxing condenser ( 24 ) is provided with a nitrogen purge source ( 26 ).
  • a discharge port ( 28 ) is provided to remove the reaction product from the reaction chamber.
  • An addition port ( 30 ) with a cap ( 32 ) is provided to allow the components to be added to the reaction chamber.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram of an apparatus useful for extracting the activated catalyst according to embodiments herein from the pre-catalyst preparation.
  • the Soxhlet extractor is used to activate the catalyst.
  • the extraction device includes a first vessel ( 40 ) with a main chamber ( 42 ) and a jacket ( 44 ).
  • the jacket includes an inlet port ( 46 ) and an outlet port ( 48 ).
  • a motor ( 50 ) drives a stirrer ( 52 ) within the main chamber ( 42 ).
  • a refluxing condenser ( 54 ) is provided with a nitrogen purge source ( 56 ).
  • a discharge port ( 58 ) is provided to allow fluids to be removed from the main chamber.
  • An addition port ( 60 ) with a cap ( 62 ) is provided to allow the pre-catalyst reaction product to be added to the reaction chamber.
  • a filter ( 72 ) is provided at the bottom of the main chamber to retain the solid pre-catalyst material.
  • a port ( 64 ) is provided at the bottom of the reaction chamber ( 42 ) which provides a flow path to an extraction vessel ( 66 ).
  • a plug ( 68 ) is provided to control flow from the reaction chamber to the extraction vessel.
  • the extraction vessel sits within a heating mantle ( 70 ) which is used to heat the solvent ( 74 ) in the extraction vessel to reflux.
  • the solvent vapor travels through a distillation line ( 76 ) into the main chamber ( 42 ).
  • the port ( 64 ) is opened to allow the solvent containing the catalyst to empty back into the extraction vessel.
  • FIG. 3 compares GPC curves of polymers made in accordance with embodiments herein with that of a comparative example.
  • embodiments disclosed herein relate to Ziegler-Natta catalysts useful for the polymerization of olefins.
  • the improved Ziegler-Natta catalysts provided herein are formed using a spherical MgCl 2 -xROH support, where R is a linear, cyclic or branched hydrocarbon unit with 1-10 carbon atoms and where ROH is an alcohol or a mixture of at least two different alcohols, preferably where the ROH is ethanol or a mixture of ethanol and a higher alcohol with R being a linear, cyclic or branched hydrocarbon unit with 3-10 carbon atoms, preferably 4-10 carbon atoms; and where x has a range of about 1.5 to 6.0, preferably about 2.0 to 4.0, more preferably about 2.5 to 3.5 and even more preferably 2.95 to 3.35.
  • the spherical MgCl 2 support may have any desired particle size.
  • the spherical MgCl 2 support has an average particle size (d 50 ) of between about 10 microns to 200 microns, preferably 20 microns and 150 microns, and more preferably between 30 microns to 120 microns, and even more preferably between 40 microns to 90 microns.
  • the spherical MgCl 2 support may be produced according to U.S. Pat. No. 4,829,034 to Iiskolan and Koskinen or U.S. Pat. No. 5,905,050 to Koskinen and Louhelainen by spray-cooling of a molten MgCl 2 -alcohol adduct.
  • the Ziegler-Natta catalysts described herein include a Group 4-8 transition metal, preferably a Group 4-6 transition metal.
  • the catalyst incorporates Ti, Zr, V or Cr, and most preferably Ti.
  • the transition metal is typically provided in a halogenated form, such as a chloride, bromide or iodide. Titanium chloride is particularly preferred.
  • the Ziegler-Natta catalyst may be made by contacting the spherical MgCl 2 support with the transition metal component in a reactor at a low temperature, preferably +10° C. or less, with stirring.
  • the reactor may be charged with the spherical MgCl 2 support and the transition metal component in either order, i.e. the spherical MgCl 2 support may be added first and then the transition metal component may be added, or vice versa but the addition of the spherical MgCl 2 support to the transition metal component is preferred.
  • the transition metal component can be diluted with an aliphatic or aromatic organic solvent, preferably an aliphatic hydrocarbon, most preferably a linear aliphatic hydrocarbon like heptane or a mixture of branched hydrocarbons like ISOPAR-H.
  • the spherical MgCl 2 support is added to the reactor over a period of time, preferably between about 4 minutes to about 300 minutes.
  • the molar ratio of the Mg of the spherical MgCl 2 support to the transition metal is between 1:100 and 1:5, preferably between 1:50 and 1:5, and most preferably between 1:25 and 1:5.
  • the reaction product of the spherical MgCl 2 support and the transition metal component is slowly heated to a pre-determined temperature of between about 30° C. and 100° C.
  • the reactor is heated to a temperature of between about 40° C. and 90° C. over a period of about 2 hours.
  • a diether compound as internal donor is added to the reactor when it reaches the pre-determined temperature.
  • This precatalyst is then further heated to a temperature of at least 80° C., preferably between 100° C. and 125° C., more preferably between 100° C. and 110° C. and held at that temperature for a predetermined period of time, preferably between about 10 minutes and three hours.
  • the resulting mixture is then filtered while still hot to isolate the solid component.
  • the solid component is washed with an organic solvent and then extracted at elevated temperatures using a mixture of an organic solvent and the transition metal component. It is preferred to apply the Soxhlet extraction method.
  • the organic solvent can be an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon, preferably an aromatic hydrocarbon and most preferably ethylbenzene which has the same boiling point of 136° C. than TiCl 4 which provides a constant ratio between TiCl 4 and the organic solvent in the gas phase and in the extraction zone.
  • the procedure to make the Ziegler-Natta catalyst may include:
  • the method may include:
  • the precatalyst may be placed on a porous glass frit 72 and loaded into the main chamber of the Soxhlet extractor 40 .
  • the Soxhlet extractor 40 is placed onto a flask 66 containing the extraction solvent 74 , such as a mixture of TiCl 4 and ethylbenzene.
  • the Soxhlet is then equipped with a condenser 54 .
  • the solvent is heated via heater 70 to reflux.
  • the solvent vapor travels up a distillation arm 76 , and floods into the chamber 42 housing the frit 72 containing the solid precatalyst.
  • the condenser 54 ensures that any solvent vapor cools, and drips back down into the glass jacketed chamber 42 housing the solid material, which may be maintained at a temperature in the range from about 100° C. to 135° C., most preferably 120 to 130° C.
  • the chamber containing the precatalyst slowly fills with warm solvent 44 . Any contaminants in the precatalyst will then dissolve in the warm solvent and drip back down to the heating chamber 66 , leaving behind the catalyst.
  • Other less preferred methods to extract the contaminants from the pre-catalyst include, but are not limited to washing steps with a mixture of an organic solvent and TiCl 4 at a temperature of at least 100° C., preferably 100-135° C., most preferably 120-130° C.
  • the organic solvent can be an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon, preferably an aromatic hydrocarbon and most preferably ethylbenzene. While this specification only refers to the Soxhlet extraction method, embodiments herein contemplate use of any extraction method that uses an organic solvent and a transition metal component in solution. As an example, for production of catalyst on a commercial scale, an agitated Nutsche Filter Dryer is recommended where the extraction followed by washing steps and the drying step can be applied in only one multipurpose unit without the need to transfer the crude solid to additional vessels.
  • R is one or more of the following (provided that the total moles add up to “x”): a linear, cyclic or branched hydrocarbon unit with 1-10 carbon atoms and where ROH is an alcohol or a mixture of at least two different alcohols, preferably where the ROH is ethanol or a mixture of ethanol and a higher alcohol with R being a linear, cyclic or branched hydrocarbon unit with 3-10 carbon atoms like propanol, butanol, hexanol, heptanol or octanol, preferably 4-10 carbon atoms like butanol, hexanol, heptanol or octanol; and where x has a range of about 1.5 to 6.0, preferably about 2.0 to 4.0, more preferably about 2.5 to 3.5 and even more preferably 2.95 to 3.35. If ROH is a mixture of ethanol and a higher
  • Preferred diether internal donor compounds useful in embodiments herein may be 1,3-diether compounds represented by the structure (II): R 1 O—CH 2 —CR 3 R 4 —CH 2 —OR 2 (II) wherein R 1 and R 2 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic group of from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, more preferably an alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, even more preferably an alkyl group of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, ideally a methyl or ethyl group, most ideally a methyl group, R 3 and R 4 are identical or different and are each a linear, cyclic or branched hydrocarbon group, for example an alkyl group of from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group of from 2 to about 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group of from 6 to about 20 carbon atoms, an arylalkyl group of from 7 to about 40 carbon
  • diether internal donor compounds useful in embodiments herein may be 1,3-diether compounds represented by the structure (III): R 1 O—CH 2 —CR 3 R 4 —CH 2 —OR 2 (III) wherein R 1 and R 2 are identical and are selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, even more preferably an alkyl group of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, ideally a methyl or ethyl group, most ideally a methyl group, R 3 and R 4 are identical or different and are each a linear, cyclic or branched hydrocarbon group, for example an alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group of from 2 to about 10 carbon atoms, an aryl group of from 6 to about 10 carbon atoms, an arylalkyl group of from 7 to about 40 carbon atoms, an alkylaryl group of from 7 to about 40 carbon atoms or an arylalkenyl group of
  • Examples of preferred diether electron donor compounds include: 2,2 di-cyclopentyl-1,3-dimethoxypropane; 2,2 di-(cyclopentylmethyl)-1,3-dimethoxypropane; 2,2-di-cylohexyl-1,3-dimethoxypropane; 2,2-di-(cylohexylmethyl)-1,3-dimethoxypropane; 2,2-di-norbornyl-1,3-dimethoxypropane; 2,2-di-phenyl-1,3 dimethoxypropane; 2,2-di-phenylmethyl-1,3-dimethoxypropane; 2,2-di-n-propyl-1,3-dimethoxypropane; 2,2-di-isopropyl-1,3-dimethoxypropane; 2,2-di-n-butyl-1,3-dimethoxypropane; 2,2-di-secbutyl-1,3-dimethoxyprop
  • a further group of suitable diether internal donor compounds include: 9,9-bis(methoxymethyl)fluorene; 9,9-bis(methoxymethyl)-2,3,6,7-tetramethylfluorene; 9,9-bis(methoxymethyl)-2,7-dimethylfluorene; 9,9-bis(methoxymethyl)-2,7-diisoproylfluorene; 9,9-bis(methoxymethyl)-2,7-ditertbutylfluorene; 9,9-bis(methoxymethyl)-2,8-dimethylfluorene; 9,9-bis(methoxymethyl)-3,6-dimethylfluorene; 9,9-bis(methoxymethyl)-3,6-ditertbutylfluorene; 9,9-bis(methoxymethyl)-3,6-diisopropylfluorene; 9,9-bis(methoxymethyl)-4,5-dimethylfluorene; 9,9-bis(methoxymethyl)-2-methyl
  • the diether electron donor is a compound, such as 2,2-di-isobutyl-1,3-dimethoxypropane; 2,2-di-isopropyl-1,3-dimethoxypropane; 2,2-di-cyclopentyl-1,3 dimethoxypropane; 2-isopropyl-2-isopentyl-1,3-dimethoxypropane; 2-isopropyl-2-isobutyl-1,3-dimethoxypropane; 2-isopropyl-2-cyclopentyl-dimethoxypropane; 2-ethyl-2-tert-butyl-1,3-dimethoxypropane or the corresponding 1,3-diethoxypropane analogues or 9,9-bis(methoxymethyl)fluorene or 9,9-bis(ethoxymethyl)fluorene.
  • 2,2-di-isobutyl-1,3-dimethoxypropane 2,2-di-isopropyl
  • mixtures of two or more diether internal electron donor compounds may be used in the preparation of the solid catalytic component according to embodiments herein.
  • the diether donor compound When used in the preparation of the particulate solid component, the diether donor compound may be used in an amount of from about 0.01 to about 2 mole, preferably from about 0.05 to about 0.6 mole, more preferably from about 0.1 to about 0.3 mole for each mole of the magnesium halide compound.
  • the catalytic systems described herein in addition to the solid catalytic component, further include at least one aluminum compound as co-catalyst.
  • the catalytic systems described herein preferably include at least one external electron donor compound.
  • suitable aluminum compounds include aluminum trialkyls and derivatives thereof wherein an alkyl group is substituted by an alkoxy group or a halogen atom, e.g., chlorine or bromine atom.
  • the alkyl groups may be the same or different.
  • the alkyl groups may be linear or branched chain alkyl groups.
  • Preferred trialkylaluminum compounds are those wherein the alkyl groups each have 1 to 8 carbon atoms, such as trimethylaluminum, triethylaluminum, tri-isobutylaluminum, trioctylaluminum or methyldiethylaluminum.
  • external electron donor compounds examples include mono- and poly-functional carboxylic acids, carboxylic anhydrides and carboxylic esters, ketones, ethers, alcohols, lactones, as well as organic phosphorus and silicon compounds. Also, a mixture of two or more external electron donor compounds may be used. The external electron donor compound and the internal electron donor compound used in the preparation of the solid catalyst component may be the same or different.
  • Preferred external electron donor compounds are organosilicon compounds of general formula (IV) R 9 a Si(OR 10 ) 4-a (IV) wherein each of the R 9 radicals which may be the same or different, represent C1-C20 alkyl groups, 5- to 7-membered cyclic alkyl groups optionally substituted with C1-C10 alkyl, C6-C18 aryl groups or C6-C18 arylalkyl or alkylaryl groups and the R 10 radicals may be the same or different and are C1-C20 alkyl groups and a is the integer 1, 2 or 3.
  • Preferred compounds of formula (IV) are diisopropyldimethoxysilane, dimethyldimethoxysilane, tetramethoxysilane, tetraethoxysilane, di(tert-butyl)dimethoxysilane, isobutyl(isopropyl)dimethoxysilane, diisobutyldimethoxysilane, dicyclopentyldimethoxysilane, cyclohexyl(methyl)dimethoxysilane, dicyclohexyldimethoxysilane, isopropyl(tert-butyl)dimethoxysilane, isopropyl(sec-butyl)dimethoxysilane, isobutyl(sec-butyl)dimethoxysilane, bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-yl dimethoxy-(methyl)silane, bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-yl
  • the aluminum compound as co-catalyst and/or the external electron donor compound may be contacted with the solid catalytic component separately in any order or mixed together, normally at a temperature in the range of from about 0° C. to 200° C., preferably from about 20° C. to about 90° C. and a pressure of from about 1 to about 100 bar, in particular from about 1 to about 40 bar.
  • the aluminum compound co-catalyst is added in such an amount that the atomic ratio of the aluminum compound to the transition metal of the solid catalytic component is from about 10:1 to about 800:1, in particular from about 20:1 to about 200:1.
  • alk-1-enes include linear or branched C2-C10 alkenes, in particular linear C2-C10 alk-1-enes such as ethylene, propylene, but-1-ene, pent-1-ene, hex-1-ene, hept-1-ene, oct-1-ene non-1-ene, dec-1-ene or 4-methylpent-1-ene. Mixtures of these alk-1-enes may be polymerized as well.
  • the catalytic systems described herein including the solid catalytic component and as co-catalyst an aluminum compound or an aluminum compound and preferably an external electron donor compound, are excellent catalytic systems for use in the production of propylene polymers, both homo polymers of propylene as well as co-polymers of propylene and one or more further alk-1-enes having up to 10 carbon atoms.
  • the term co-polymers as used herein also refers to co-polymers wherein the further alk-1-ene having up to 10 carbon atoms is incorporated randomly. In these co-polymers in general the co-monomer content is less than about 15% by weight.
  • the copolymers may also be in the form of so-called block or impact copolymers, which in general comprise at least a matrix of a propylene homo polymer or propylene random co-polymer containing less than 15% by weight of a further alk-1-ene having up to 10 carbon atoms and a soft phase of a propylene co-polymer (rubber phase) containing 15% to 80% by weight of further alk-1-enes having up to 10 carbon atoms. Also, mixtures of co-monomers are contemplated, resulting in, for example, ter-polymers of propylene.
  • the production of propylene polymers may be carried out in any common reactor suitable for the polymerization of alk-1-enes, either batchwise or, preferably, continuously, i.e., in solution, as suspension polymerization including the bulk polymerization in liquid monomer, or as gas phase polymerization.
  • suitable reactors include continuously stirred reactors, loop reactors, fluid bed reactors, and horizontal or vertical stirred powder bed reactors. It will be understood that the polymerization may be carried out in a series of consecutively coupled reactors.
  • the reaction time depends on the chosen reaction conditions. In general, the reaction time is from about 0.2 to about 20 hours, usually from about 0.5 to about 10 hours most preferably between 0.5 and 2 hours.
  • the polymerization is carried out at a temperature in the range of from about 20° C. to about 150° C., preferably from about 50° C. to about 120° C., and more preferably from about 60° C. to about 95° C., and a pressure in the range of from about 1 to 100 bar, preferably from about 15 to about 50 bar, and more preferably from about 20 to about 45 bar.
  • the molecular weight of the resulting polymers may be controlled and adjusted over a wide range by adding polymer chain transfer or termination agents as commonly used in the art of polymerization, such as hydrogen.
  • polymer chain transfer or termination agents such as hydrogen.
  • an inert solvent such as toluene or hexane, or an inert gas, such as nitrogen or argon, and smaller amounts of a powdered polymer, e.g., polypropylene powder, may be added.
  • the weight average molecular weights of the propylene polymers produced by using the catalytic systems described herein in general are in the range of from about 10,000 to 2,000,000 g/mole and the melt flow rates are in the range of from about 0.01 to 2000 g/10 min, preferably from about 0.1 to 100 g/10 min.
  • the melt flow rate corresponds to the amount which is pressed within 10 minutes from a test instrument in accordance with ISO 1133 at a temperature of 230° C. and under a load of 2.16 kg. Certain applications might require different molecular weights than mentioned above and are contemplated to be included within the scope of embodiments herein.
  • the catalytic systems described herein enable polymerization of alk-1-enes producing polymers having a good morphology and a high bulk density when compared with the prior art catalytic systems. In addition, the catalytic systems may show a dramatic increase of productivity.
  • Catalyst systems using diether internal donors may be used to produce propylene polymers having a molecular weight distribution greater than the molecular weight distribution achieved by prior art catalysts including diethers as an internal donor.
  • catalysts described herein may be used to produce a propylene polymer having a molecular weight distribution (PI(GPC)) of greater than about 5.75 in some embodiments; greater than 6 in other embodiments; greater than 6.25 or 6.5 in yet other embodiments; in the range from about 5.75 to about 9.5 in some embodiments; in the range from about 6 to about 9 in other embodiments; and in the range from about 6.5 to about 8 in yet other embodiments.
  • PI(GPC) molecular weight distribution
  • Molecular weight properties like the molecular weight distribution can be measured at 145° C. using an Alliance/GPCV2000 instrument equipped with a refractometer and a triple capillary on-line viscometer (Waters Corporation), having a combination of three mixed-bed columns (Agilent/Polymer Labs PLgel 10 ⁇ m Mixed-B) and a guard column (Agilent/Polymer Labs PL gel 10 ⁇ m). Polymer solutions with concentration of 1.7 mg/ml are prepared in 1,2-dichlorobenzene (stabilized with 800 ppm 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol) by heating the polymer samples for two hours at 160° C.
  • 1,2-dichlorobenzene stabilized with 800 ppm 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol
  • the injection volume is 300 and the solvent flow rate is 0.5 ml/min.
  • the instrument is calibrated using ten polystyrene standard materials (ReadyCal Kit by PSS). Data acquisition and processing is done using the Waters Millenium software and the Universal Calibration curve.
  • the polymers obtainable by using the catalytic systems disclosed herein, and in particular the propylene homo polymers or the co-polymers of propylene with one or more further alk-1-enes having up to 10 C-atoms can be used advantageously for the production of films, fibers or moldings and in particular for the production of films.
  • Catalysts were made using sixty micron support (d50) with a span [d50/(d90 ⁇ d10)] of 0.8 of spherical MgCl 2 -xEtOH, where x is 3.1. If not mentioned otherwise, for each catalyst preparation a mixture of 70 vol. % TiCl 4 and 30 vol. % Heptane were initially charged to the glass reactor (see FIG. 1 ) and cooled down to temperatures of about ⁇ 5° C. Then the MgCl 2 -3.1EtOH support was added over a period of about 45 min, while maintaining temperatures below 0° C. The molar ratio of Mg/Ti used is provided for each catalyst. The molar ratio of Mg/Ti is between 1:100 and 1:5, preferably between 1:50 and 1:5 and most preferably between 1:25 and 1:5.
  • the initial charge was based on using 10 g of MgCl 2 -3.1EtOH support, unless noted otherwise.
  • the temperature was increased at approximately 1° C. per minute to 50° C. or to 80° C.
  • the internal donor (ID) e.g. diether or D-1-BP (di-1-butyl phthalate) was added.
  • the molar ratio of the internal donor (ID) to Mg is provided for each catalyst.
  • the molar ratio of ID/Mg is in a range of from about 0.01 to about 2 moles, preferably from about 0.05 to about 0.6 mole, more preferably from about 0.1 to about 0.3 mole.
  • the suspension was directly heated to 105° C. and held there for 1 to 3 hours. Afterwards the reactor contents were transferred to a Soxhlet extraction device (see FIG. 2 ), filtered while still hot and then washed with heptane. Then, the precatalyst was Soxhlet-extracted for approximately 2 hours with a 90/10 volume mixture of ethylbenzene and TiCl 4 at the boiling temperature of the mixture. After extraction, the catalyst was washed three times with 100 ml heptane and vacuum dried for 2 h, which results in a residual solvent content of less than 2 wt. % for the catalytic components and comparative catalysts.
  • the molar ratio of Mg/Ti was 1:21.
  • 2-isopropyl-2-isopentyl-dimethoxypropane with an ID/Mg ratio of 0.25 was added at 80° C. The suspension was allowed to react at 105° C. for 1.5 hours.
  • the molar ratio of Mg/Ti was 1:21.
  • 2-isopropyl-2-isopentyl-dimethoxypropane with an ID/Mg ratio of 0.35 was added at 80° C. The suspension was allowed to react at 105° C. for 3 hours.
  • the molar ratio of Mg/Ti was 1:20.
  • 2-isopropyl-2-isopentyl-dimethoxypropane with an ID/Mg ratio of 0.25 was added at 80° C. The suspension was allowed to react at 105° C. for 3 hours.
  • the molar ratio of Mg/Ti was 1:20.
  • 2-isopropyl-2-isopentyl-dimethoxypropane with an ID/Mg ratio of 0.15 was added at 80° C. The suspension was allowed to react at 105° C. for 3 hours.
  • the molar ratio of Mg/Ti was 1:20.
  • 2-isopropyl-2-isobutyl-dimethoxypropane with an ID/Mg ratio of 0.25 was added at 80° C. The suspension was allowed to react at 105° C. for 3 hours.
  • the molar ratio of Mg/Ti was 1:20.
  • 2-isopropyl-2-cyclopentyl-dimethoxypropane with an ID/Mg ratio of 0.25 was added at 80° C. The suspension was allowed to react at 105° C. for 3 hours.
  • the molar ratio of Mg/Ti was 1:20.
  • As internal donor 2,2-dicyclopentyl-dimethoxypropane with an ID/Mg ratio of 0.25 was added at 80° C. The suspension was allowed to react at 105° C. for 3 hours.
  • the molar ratio of Mg/Ti was 1:20.
  • As internal donor 2,2-diisopropyl-dimethoxypropane with an ID/Mg ratio of 0.25 was added at 80° C. The suspension was allowed to react at 105° C. for 3 hours.
  • the molar ratio of Mg/Ti was 1:20.
  • As internal donor 2,2-diisobutyl-dimethoxypropane with an ID/Mg ratio of 0.25 was added at 80° C. The suspension was allowed to react at 105° C. for 3 hours.
  • the molar ratio of Mg/Ti was 1:20.
  • As internal donor 2,2-diisobutyl-diethoxypropane with an ID/Mg ratio of 0.25 was added at 80° C. The suspension was allowed to react at 105° C. for 3 hours.
  • the molar ratio of Mg/Ti was 1:20.
  • 9-Bis(methoxymethyl)fluorene with an ID/Mg ratio of 0.25 was added at 80° C. After addition of the internal donor the suspension was held at 80° C. for 1 hour. Then the suspension was allowed to react at 105° C. for 1 hour.
  • the molar ratio of Mg/Ti was 1:20.
  • 9-Bis(methoxymethyl)fluorene with an ID/Mg ratio of 0.25 was added at 80° C. After addition of the internal donor the suspension was held at 80° C. for 1 hour. Then the suspension was allowed to react at 105° C. for 3 hour.
  • the molar ratio of Mg/Ti was 1:10, while 20 g of the support was added over 90 min.
  • the molar ratio of Mg/Ti was 1:21.
  • 9,9-Bis(methoxymethyl)fluorene with an ID/Mg ratio of 0.15 was added at 50° C. After addition of the internal donor the suspension was held at 50° C. for 1 hour. Then the suspension was allowed to react at 105° C. for 1.5 hour. After heptane wash, the precatalyst was not Soxhlet extracted. Instead the solid was treated two times with 150 ml TiCl4 at 125° C. for 2 hours.
  • the molar ratio of Mg/Ti was 1:10, while 20 g of the support was added over 90 min.
  • the molar ratio of Mg/Ti was 1:10, while 20 g of the support was added over 90 min.
  • the molar ratio of Mg/Ti was 1:10, while 20 g of the support was added over 90 min.
  • the titanium, magnesium and carbon content by weight percentage of the catalytic components are summarized in Table 1.
  • the comparative examples are found at the bottom of the table.
  • the same bench scale reactor which was used for the bulk polymerizations was used for the gas phase polymerizations. If not mentioned otherwise, under gas phase conditions the order of addition was the same, but the propylene charges are reduced in size to approximately 180 grams, while 2.5 ml TEAl, optionally an external donor compound and 0.1 g hydrogen were added.
  • the catalyst was injected at 40° C. and the reactor programmed to heat to 75° C. over 10 minutes. Gas phase conditions were maintained by controlling the introduction of the propylene into the system. As the system was heated up to final temperature, the propylene was added at a rate to ensure that the pressure in the reactor vessel is such that the propylene always remains in the gas phase. To insure gas phase conditions, the reactor pressure was maintained at 26.7 bar at 75° C. with gaseous propylene being added through a mass flow meter upon demand.
  • Xylene solubles were measured using Viscotek's Flow Injector Polymer Analysis (FIPA) technique which is well known in the industry.
  • FIPA Flow Injector Polymer Analysis
  • Viscotek has published an article entitled, “ FIPA for xylene soluble determination of polypropylene and impact copolymers ” (which may be ordered from the Viscotek website, http://www.viscotek.com/applications.aspx) showing that the Viscotek FIPA method exhibits a 0.994 r 2 correlation with ASTM Method D5492-06 (equivalent to ISO 16152) over the range of 0.3% to 20% Xylene solubles. Therefore, one of ordinary skill in the art could reproduce the inventive results using either the Viscotek FIPA method or ASTM Method D5492-06.
  • the weight percent of xylene solubles in the polypropylene is an indication of the stereoregulating ability of the catalyst component or catalyst system—the higher the wt % XS, the lower the stereospecificity of the catalyst. While higher XS values are required for applications like the BOPP film production process, low XS values are of value for applications like injection moulding.
  • MFR Melt Flow Rate
  • the melt flow rate effect was measured using ASTM Method D 1238-04. For each 5 gram sample of polymer, 0.2 grams of a standard stabilizing package was added. The additive package consists of 50 wt. % Irganox 1010 and 50 wt. % Irgafos 168. Because the polymer is exposed to air at 230° C. for several minutes during the test, this package is added to inhibit thermal and oxidative degradation of the polymer. The melt flow rate provides information concerning the molecular weight of the polymer and the hydrogen response of the catalyst. The higher the MFR, the higher the hydrogen response rate of the catalyst that produced the polyolefin. Similarly, the higher the MFR, the lower the molecular weight of the polymer.
  • the polydispersity index (PI) can be determined by Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) and/or rheological methods using a dynamic shear test, the so called Dynamic Oscillatory Rate Sweep (DORS). It is well known in the art that the PI obtained by DORS is lower than by GPC.
  • GPC Gel Permeation Chromatography
  • DORS Dynamic Oscillatory Rate Sweep
  • the High Temperature Gel Permeation Chromatograph (GPC-IR, PolymerChar (Valencia, Paterna 46980, Spain)), with IR-4 infrared detector was equipped with three Polymer Laboratories PLgel 10 ⁇ m Mixed-BLS columns. The instrument was operated with 1,2 dichlorobenzene at 150° C. and a flow rate of 1.0 cm 3 /min. The separation efficiency of the column set is calibrated using a series of narrow MWD polystyrene standards reflecting the expected Mw range of the sample being analyzed and the exclusion limits of the column set 14 individual polystyrene standards, ranging from Peak Molecular Weight (Mp) 376 to 9,290,000, were used to generate the calibration curve. The average molecular weight and the polydispersity index were determined according to ISO 16014.
  • DORS Dynamic Oscillatory Rate Sweep
  • Tables 2 and 3 summarize the bulk and gas phase polymerization results, respectively, that were obtained with the catalytic components of the present invention described above.
  • the usage of silane C as external electron donor compound (ED) is indicated in column 3.
  • the comparative examples are found at the bottom of the tables.
  • a high stereo selectivity with a catalyst containing phthalate, e.g. comparative catalysts A can be obtained only in the presence of an external electron donor compound. Simultaneously with the decrease of the XS value the activity increases significantly.
  • some catalysts containing a diether component as internal donor show a comparable or even higher activity over a broad XS range with an excellent hydrogen response.
  • catalyst 11 shows an activity of 54.6 kg/gcat without any stereo modifier
  • comparative catalyst A shows an activity of 47.1 kg/gcat in the presence of a silane, while the XS and PI values of both homo polymers are comparable (see example 10 and Comp. Example 2).
  • the stereo selectivity of the catalysts can be adjusted by various synthesis parameters.
  • One is the amount of diether component as internal donor used for the synthesis, exemplary shown with catalytic components 2 to 4 (see example 2 to 4 and 16 to 18).
  • the stereo selectivity increases, resulting in lower XS value in the polymer, see table 2 and 3.
  • Other exemplary parameters are the reaction time and temperature (80 or 105° C.), the Mg/Ti ratio as well as the applied activation procedure.
  • Table 4 summarizes gas phase polymerization results that were obtained with the diether-based catalysts of the present invention described above and a silane as external donor of the catalytic system.
  • a silane as external donor of the catalytic system.
  • 0.05 g of hydrogen and 0.3 ml silane were added.
  • the silanes C or D were used.
  • Table 4 shows that in contrast to the comparative catalysts A and B in the presence of a silane the activities of the diether-based catalyst decrease (Example 26 vs. example 30). Surprisingly, the presence of silane does not influence the polydispersity index of the resulting polymer, which is not expected by one of ordinary skill in the art. On the contrary, it would be expected that the PI decreases in the following order: catalyst containing phthalate and silane system>catalyst containing a diether component>catalyst containing a diether component and silane system (Polypropylene Handbook, 2 nd Edition, Editor: Nello Pasquini, Carl Hanser Verlag, Kunststoff, 2005, page 18, Table 2.1 and P. Galli, G. Vecellio, Journal of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 42, 396-415 (2004), pages 404-405 and Table 1)
  • the polydispersity index of PP produced with diether-based catalysts synthesized in accordance to the present invention is comparable to PP produced with a comparative catalyst containing phthalate, see Tables 2 to 4.
  • the average PI obtained with DORS of all inventive examples where diether components are used as internal donor is 4.2, which matches the average PI ( 4 . 2 ) of all comparative examples where phthalates are used as internal donor (Comp. examples 1-7).
  • the obtained PI (GPC) values of the comparative catalysts containing phthalate are in the expected range. Quite contrary to the expectation and to the consent in the literature, the PI (GPC) values of polypropylene obtained with diether-based catalyst systems produced according to the present invention are in the same range as PP obtained with phthalate-based catalysts (Comp. Examples 4 and 6 vs. Examples 7, 16, 17, 20, 21 and 27).
  • PP obtained with phthalate-based catalysts
  • One of ordinary skill in the art would expect values of between 5 to 5.5 for the diether-based catalyst systems, while values of between 6.5 to 8 for phthalate-based catalyst systems are expected (Polypropylene Handbook, 2 nd Edition, Editor: Nello Pasquini, Carl Hanser Verlag, Kunststoff, 2005, page 18, Table 2.1 and P. Galli, G. Vecellio, Journal of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 42, 396-415 (2004), pages 404-405 and Table 1).
  • FIG. 3 compares GPC curves of Example 21 and Comp. Example 6 where the polymers have almost the same MFR (see Table 5). The shape of both curves is almost identical resulting in comparable PI (GPC) values of 6.6 and 7.3.
  • embodiments disclosed herein provide for unique catalysts using diethers as an internal electron donor.
  • embodiments disclosed herein may provide for improved catalytic systems of the Ziegler-Natta type with an excellent hydrogen response and stereoselectivity while the molecular weight distribution is comparable to phthalate containing Ziegler-Natta catalysts.
  • the catalyst has a high activity and allows the production of polymers of ⁇ -alk-1-enes having a good morphology and bulk density.

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